Aston Villa are gearing up for another season in the Premier League, after a second consecutive top six finish in the top flight in 2024/25.
As well as competing in the UEFA Europa League 'proper' for the first time since the competition's rebrand in 2009, 2025/26 will see Unai Emery's men look to continue building domestically, in what will be the Premier League's 34th campaign.
Here are some key details and dates for your diary ahead of the start of the season...
Who will we play?
The line-up for the 2025/26 Premier League season is now locked in, with the three teams to come up from the Championship replacing relegated Southampton, Ipswich Town and Leicester City.
The Villans will travel to Elland Road again for the first time since 2022/23, after Leeds were promoted as champions. Burnley made an immediate return to the top tier in second place, and Sunderland will play in the Premier League again after an eight-year absence, having beaten Sheffield United in the play-off final.
The full 2025/26 Premier League line-up is as follows...
AFC Bournemouth
Arsenal
Aston Villa
Brentford
Brighton & Hove Albion
Burnley
Chelsea
Crystal Palace
Everton
Fulham
Leeds United
Liverpool
Manchester City
Manchester United
Newcastle United
Nottingham Forest
Sunderland
Tottenham Hotspur
West Ham United
Wolverhampton Wanderers
When does the season start?
The 2025/26 Premier League campaign will get underway on Friday, August 15 and run for just over nine months until the final day, Sunday, May 24, with all matches to kick off at the usual time of 4pm.
The season starts 83 days after the end of 2024/25, and ends 18 days before the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The season will be the 34th since the Premier League's rebrand in 1992, and the 127th season of top flight English football.
It will consist of 33 weekend and five midweek rounds of matches, and be the first full campaign with semi-automated offside technology in use.
When will the fixtures be released?
Fixtures for the 2025/26 season will be released on Wednesday, June 18 at 9.00am, with each team discovering all of their 38 games.
You'll be able to find out who Villa are playing and when the minute the fixtures drop, across the club's official digital channels.
When is the transfer window?
This summer will prove unique in the sense the transfer window will open early due to an exceptional registration period for the expanded 2025 Club World Cup.
The window will open initially on Sunday, June 1, before temporarily shutting at 7pm on Tuesday, June 10.
It will remain closed until Monday, June 16, when it will then re-open up until Deadline Day, on Monday, September 1, again shutting at 7pm, rather than the usual 11pm slot.
In the winter, the window will be open between Thursday, January 1 and Monday, February 2, though a decision is yet to be made on closing times.
